Spain steals Nations Cup spoils from Sweden
It was sweetness success for Marco Fuste’s Castilian side on Dominicus when they snatched victory from Sweden inward the closing moments of the 2012 FEI Nations Cup Promotional League Final on dwelling turf inward Barcelona.
Just 12 months agone the host patch had to settle for runner-up spot when newly-crowned FEI European Champion, Rolf-Goran Bengtsson, gave Sweden the edge. But yesterday the tables were turned, together with it was the Castilian who were celebrating.
Italy finished 3rd ahead of Canada inward fourth, Poland inward 5th together with the Russian Federation inward sixth, spell the three-member Danish side retired inward the 2d round. It was really much a two-nation matter equally Espana together with Sweden were locked inward closed combat from the outset, leaving the residual to trail inward their wake. And the exclusively double-clear of the competition, produced past times pathfinders Pilar Cordon together with Nuage Bleu, along amongst the foot-perfect 2d circular from anchor partnership Sergio Moya together with Action-Breaker, helped swing it inward Spain’s favour.
Spanish course of written report designer Javier Trenor laid a runway at the Real Club de Polo – the 1992 Olympic jumping venue – that Moya described equally “long but non also complicated, amongst places for mistakes all around the course”. That was borne out past times the fact that fifty-fifty the maiden of all 2 fences striking the flooring fairly regularly – an otherwise copybook surgery from Sweden’s Daniel Zetterman together with his gutsy piffling grey, Glory Days, spoiled past times a error at the opening oxer 2d fourth dimension out.
The Swedes had a theatre traveling pocket on the atomic number 82 at the halfway phase amongst clears from Douglas Lindelow (Udermus), Zetterman (Glory Days) together with Peder Fredricson (H&M Cash In) which allowed Angelica Augustsson’s opening eight-fault effect amongst Quickdiamond to live the discard.
But they were but a fighting ahead of the Castilian going into circular two, after foot-perfect runs from both Cordon (Nuage Bleu) together with Manuel Anon (Baldo DS), equally Paolo Amilibia Puig (Prunella d’Ariel) together with Moya (Action-Breaker) each had but a unmarried fighting downwardly – inward an strange coincidence both clear all the means until hitting the in conclusion oxer. Italy was side past times side trouble but good inward arrears amongst 12 faults spell Poland was on 13, Russian Federation on xvi together with Canada on 17 faults. The Danes were already in conclusion amongst 20, together with when Emilie Martinsen (Caballero) together with Karina Rie Truelsen (Quite Quick) collected an additional 29 betwixt them 2d fourth dimension out, they decided to telephone weep upwards it a twenty-four hours despite the fact that Linnea Ericsson (Damgaardens Extens) had been i of the 8 to instruct clear inward circular one.
Another clear from Cordon set the pressure level on the Swedes, together with when Augustsson lowered the midpoint purpose of the triple combination, the oxer at vii together with the in conclusion for 12 faults, together with and thence Lindelow returned amongst iv on the board after a error at the vertical at fighting two, they were maiden of all to experience it.
Spanish second-line passenger Puig striking the vertical at fighting three, together with when Anon faulted at the maiden of all chemical gene of the double at 8 it seemed that the dwelling squad would live forced into runner-up spot soundless again. But when the maiden of all fighting brutal for Zetterman together with thence the window of chance opened i time more. If Moya could remain clear together with thence Espana would complete on 8 faults, together with last-line Swedish passenger Fredricson would get got to remain clear to forcefulness a jump-off.
Moya laid off amongst a mixture of decision together with concern. His 12 yr erstwhile stallion, Action-Breaker, has had a long injury layoff, together with he wasn’t certain he if he could amend on his first-round four-fault result. “He (Action-Breaker) has had close a yr off, together with this was a long course of written report together with it has been actually warm hither for the in conclusion calendar week thence I felt he was a piffling tired. He’s non quite dorsum to tumble out fitness yet, thence I knew I would get got to laissez passer him a to a greater extent than active ride this time,” he explained afterwards.
And Action-Breaker responded amongst a perfect circular that brought roars of approving from the crowd who forthwith had victory inward their sights. When Fredricson’s nine yr erstwhile gelding striking the oxer at vii it was all over, together with the Castilian celebrations began.
Moya said “I believed nosotros could win, fifty-fifty if it came downwardly to a jump-off”. He has had a long hold back for Action-Breaker’s return, but is forthwith looking forwards to a busy fourth dimension over the coming months amongst a rigid string of horses that includes his latest acquisition, Carlo, the eleven yr erstwhile Holsteiner who won 2 bronze medals for Britain’s Nick Skelton at the FEI European Jumping Championships inward Madrid in conclusion year.
“I started jumping Carlo inward a few modest classes hither at Barcelona. He is a Equus caballus that has won a lot together with I’m trying to ride him inward the means he likes together with to instruct to know him. Nick has promised to aid me when he can, which is great,” said the 27 yr erstwhile ascent star of Castilian jumping who is forthwith aiming at qualification for the Rolex FEI World Cup Jumping 2012/2013 in conclusion inward Gothenburg, Sweden side past times side April.
The success for the Castilian squad comes at an interesting fourth dimension equally the sport of Nations Cup jumping is beingness restructured. The Swedish squad competed inward the FEI Top League this flavour but, finishing 7th of the 8 competing nations, would, nether normal circumstances, live relegated to the Promotional League inward 2013. So they came to Barcelona to bring together the other nations determined to demonstrate that they maintain to live a forcefulness to live reckoned with. As seventh-placed finishers inward the Top League they were entitled to arrive at that, but it was the Castilian who demonstrated a growing confidence together with competence that won’t instruct unnoticed inward futurity years.
Result:
1. Espana 8 faults: Nuage Bleu (Pilar Cordon) 0/0 2, Prunella d’Ariel (Paolo Amilibia Puig) 4/4, Baldo DS (Manuel Anon) 0/4, Action-Breaker (Sergio Alvarez Moya) 4/0.
2. Sweden 12 faults: Quickdiamond (Angelica Augustsson) 8/12, Udermus (Douglas Lindelow) 0/4, Glory Days (Daniel Zetterman) 0/4, H&M Cash In (Peder Fredricson) 0/4.
3. Italy 21 faults: Loro Piana Quinta Roo (Lucia Vizzini) 4/4, Lagerfeld (Roberto Arioldi) 8/5, Wivina (Luca Marziani) 0/8, Bonzai van de Warande (Juan Carlos Garcia) 8/0.
4. Canada 31 faults: Southwind VDL (Tiffany Foster) 9/8, Valetto (Courtney Vince) 12/1, Showgirl (Jonathan Asselin) 0/5, La Boom (Lisa Carlsen) 8/24.
5. Poland 33 faults: Bischof L (Andrzej Lemanski) 12/16, Osadkowski van Halen (Piotr Morsztyn) 4/0, Wavantos V Renvillehoeve (Lukasz Wasilewski) 4/12, Newton du Haut Bois (Jan Chrzanowski) 5/8.
6. Russian Federation 45 faults: Littlefoot (Vladimir Beletsky) 4/20, Pimlico (Anna Gromzina) 8/4, Aleqs (Olga Chechina) 20/17, Amarok (Vladimir Tuganov) 4/8.
7. Kingdom of Denmark Retired: Caballero (Emilie Martinsen) 4/12, Quite Quick (Karina Rie Truelsen) 16/17, Damgaardens Extens (Linnea Ericsson) 0/DNS.
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